National Arboretum

Power Plants: Farming Energy

Farming Energy plaque invites visitors to visit Power Plants at the National Arboretum

Each of the twenty-one biofuel plant sites has large graphic and interpretive panel

US Arboretum Brand refrigerator magnet Promo Gift for Visitors

The USDA "Power Plants: Farming Energy" exhibit developed for the National Arboretum showcases living plants with the potential for bioenergy crops. As visitors stroll through the one-acre Power Plants Garden, outdoor interpretive signage explains how each plant can be converted to biofuel.

"Power Plants" at the National Arboretum is viewed along the Flowering Tree Walk. A smaller version of the the exhibit also deveoped for the US Botanical Gardens on the Mall in Washington, DC for Bioenergy Awareness displays.

Ethanol and biodiesel produced from the twenty-one plants on display may replace petroleum based fuels.